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08/23/2018 / By Edsel Cook

Experts warn that shutting down nuclear plants would “negate” efforts to transition to clean energy

A report funded by a pro-nuclear group claimed that the impending closure of old nuclear power plants in Pennsylvania and Ohio will be a big blow against air quality in the region. In a report from The Pittsburg Post-Gazette, the nuclear facilities would be replaced by natural gas plants that produce more air pollution. The report […]

10/13/2017 / By Tracey Watson

Legacy of Chernobyl: Boar shot in Sweden found to have 10 TIMES the accepted amount of radiation, 30 years after disaster

On April 26, 1986, a disastrous accident at the power station in Chernobyl, Ukraine led to the release of more radiation into the atmosphere than the nuclear bomb released over Hiroshima, Japan in the Second World War. A routine test gone wrong resulted in what has been called the worst power plant accident in history […]

04/11/2017 / By JD Heyes

28 nuclear reactors in the United States could suddenly fail due to earthquakes… most are located along the East Coast

The Fukushima disaster that occurred six years ago last month continues to plague Japan and the rest of the world to this day. Heavily damaged by a massive tsunami caused by an equally destructive earthquake, radioactive problems persist without any relief in sight. In fact, as noted by Fukushima Watch, the world’s worst nuclear disaster since […]

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